In April of last year, Emergent won a victory for a bachata duo, Grupo 24 Horas, that had no reported precedent: Following three days of testimony, which demonstrated that the group's exclusive manager, record label, and booking agent had failed to take reasonable steps to promote the group or record an album with them, a New York trial court issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the company's contracts with them -- freeing them to pursue their career without interference.